Glen Phelan

Traces the history of the vaccines that changed the way medical science treated diseases such as smallpox, cholera, and polio; and profiles scientists like Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister, and Florence Nightingale who contributed to the advancement of medicine.

The Sleuths set out to investigate who, or what, is tearing up a neighborhood at night. They round up suspects and learn that some animals are most active at night have adapted to the city environment by stealing food from garbage cans. Your students will find out how much fun science is when they go on adventures with the Science Sleuths. The Sleuths help write science articles by following leads and investigating them. They use problem-solving...

Tornadoes, ice caves, glaciers, lightening -- no territory or phenomenon is too scarey for daring explorer Carsten Peter, who is right at home exploring the most outrageous places and raucous natural occurrences around the globe. Kids can follow along as he heads into extreme places and reveals the science and background behind these seemingly unexplainable natural places and phenomenon. Underlying each of his adventures is a dose of hard science,...